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Burleigh, Robert.
AMERICAN MOMENTS : SCENES FROM AMERICAN HISTORY
New York :  Holt, 2004.
IL K-3, RL 4.9
ISBN 0805070826

(2 booktalks)

Moments in history.  Events that shaped our country.  From the first Thanksgiving through the horrible events of 9/11, this book offers a snapshot of emotions surrounding those events.  Based on real life events, each one is accompanied by a short explanation of how it might have felt to be part of history.

Booktalk #2

Choose 5 or 6 of the events and have the students try to match the date. This book outlines 18 significant events in American history. (Prepared by Theresa Harmon, SCASL Children’s Book Awards)